Monastic church White Island detail of North wall incorporating eight Early Christian pagan style relief figures perhaps from a series originally forming structural supports for earlier church or for internal structure such as a pulpit or shr

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IRM302

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Monastic church, White Island: detail of North wall incorporating eight Early Christian “pagan style” relief figures [perhaps from a series originally forming structural supports for earlier church, or for internal structure such as a pulpit or shrine; group interpreted as representing a Life of David cycle, a legend cycle of early Irish missionary saints, or a series of allegorical figures representing the Seven Deadly Sins], ca. 8th/9th century

Monastic church White Island detail of North wall incorporating eight Early Christian pagan style relief figures perhaps from a series originally forming structural supports for earlier church or for internal structure such as a pulpit or shr

aict_id

IRM301

aict_ti

Monastic church, White Island: detail of North wall incorporating eight Early Christian “pagan style” relief figures [perhaps from a series originally forming structural supports for earlier church, or for internal structure such as a pulpit or shrine; group interpreted as representing a Life of David cycle, a legend cycle of early Irish missionary saints, or a series of allegorical figures representing the Seven Deadly Sins], ca. 8th/9th century